It's been over a year since boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather has actually been inside the ring, his last fight being against Shane Mosley in May 2010, which he won by unanimous decision. However, as of late, there's been rumors that he may be preparing to make his return.
Not against Manny Pacquiao though, but instead, against undefeated light welterweight Paul Spadafora.
"Money" Mayweather had not confirmed any such fight, but in a recent interview withFightHype.com this week, he finally spoke out, addressing the alleged comeback fight.
He says it's simply not true.
"Listen, I didn't even know Paul Spadafora was still fighting. And whatever Roger said is not true," Mayweather told the site. "Since the Shane Mosley fight, I've only seen Roger about three or four times in one year. All the allegations and rumors are false.
"Everything you hear is nothing but lies. There's only one person that I speak to on the regular and that's Al Haymon. That's the only guy that I speak to," the boxer continued. "When it comes to business, Al Haymon is the best. That's my go-to guy."
Then when will Mayweather return? While he didn't give a specific answer, from what he says, it sounds like he's still on his extended vacation from the sport ... indefinitely.
"As of right now, I'm just enjoying life and spending quality time with my children," Mayweather revealed. "So right now, at this particular time, my focus is my family. When I do have an opponent, my fans will be the first to know."
Right now, the biggest topic in boxing is Saturday's (May 7) bout in which Manny Pacquiao will take on Shane Mosley in a welterweight PPV title fight. Will Mayweather be watching? He didn't exactly say "no," but he said that evening he will have something on HBO, instead of the Pac-Man/Mosley fight, presented by Showtime.
He also didn't give a predication for the fight, but said that he'd rather see Mosley take the fight although he admitted that, at 39, the Pomona, Calif. boxer may come up short.
"If I was Shane, you know what I would do? I would go back to the old Shane, so he can be on an even playing field. Just say f*** it," Mayweather advised. "The thing about Shane is that he's got a good chin, but everything deteriorates as you get older. The biggest fight in Shane's career that he pushed himself to the limit for was me. That's was his pinnacle, because of the huge HBO PPV numbers that we did. So Shane pushed himself to the limit to get into the best shape of his life only to come up short. To come up short, but then to go ahead and say, 'You know what? I'm gonna do this again at age 39,' it's hard to say, anything is possible, but to me, that's kinda hard."
One last thing Mayweather addressed in the interview was his long-talked about super-fight with Pacquiao. Although he's said it multiple times in the past, Mayweather is singing the same tune: take the test, and the fight is a go.
"Leftovers," Mayweather said, referring to his new nickname for the Filipino boxing champ. "Because when he comes to my house, the only thing he can eat is leftovers. Shane was already a beaten fighter. Not saying that I wish nothing bad on Shane, because I want Shane to win.
"Whenever Floyd Mayweather wants to get back into the ring, he's going to get back in the ring. The thing is this, Floyd Mayweather has never been scared of Manny Pacquiao at all. Never! At all!" he contined. "All he's doing is fighting my leftovers and he just keeps on saying that I'm scared. All I say every day is this, just take the test! Floyd's scared of you? Okay. If I'm scared of you, why won't you take the tests? Why are you scared to take the tests? The shirts will be on my website (FloydMayweather.com) soon. 'Take The Tests!' "
For now, we'll have to settle for Mosley. "Sugar" Shane Mosley will take on Manny Pacquiao on May 7th at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas live via CBS/SHO Sports Pay-Per-View (PPV) starting at 9 p.m. EST.
Not against Manny Pacquiao though, but instead, against undefeated light welterweight Paul Spadafora.
"Money" Mayweather had not confirmed any such fight, but in a recent interview withFightHype.com this week, he finally spoke out, addressing the alleged comeback fight.
He says it's simply not true.
"Listen, I didn't even know Paul Spadafora was still fighting. And whatever Roger said is not true," Mayweather told the site. "Since the Shane Mosley fight, I've only seen Roger about three or four times in one year. All the allegations and rumors are false.
"Everything you hear is nothing but lies. There's only one person that I speak to on the regular and that's Al Haymon. That's the only guy that I speak to," the boxer continued. "When it comes to business, Al Haymon is the best. That's my go-to guy."
Then when will Mayweather return? While he didn't give a specific answer, from what he says, it sounds like he's still on his extended vacation from the sport ... indefinitely.
"As of right now, I'm just enjoying life and spending quality time with my children," Mayweather revealed. "So right now, at this particular time, my focus is my family. When I do have an opponent, my fans will be the first to know."
Right now, the biggest topic in boxing is Saturday's (May 7) bout in which Manny Pacquiao will take on Shane Mosley in a welterweight PPV title fight. Will Mayweather be watching? He didn't exactly say "no," but he said that evening he will have something on HBO, instead of the Pac-Man/Mosley fight, presented by Showtime.
He also didn't give a predication for the fight, but said that he'd rather see Mosley take the fight although he admitted that, at 39, the Pomona, Calif. boxer may come up short.
"If I was Shane, you know what I would do? I would go back to the old Shane, so he can be on an even playing field. Just say f*** it," Mayweather advised. "The thing about Shane is that he's got a good chin, but everything deteriorates as you get older. The biggest fight in Shane's career that he pushed himself to the limit for was me. That's was his pinnacle, because of the huge HBO PPV numbers that we did. So Shane pushed himself to the limit to get into the best shape of his life only to come up short. To come up short, but then to go ahead and say, 'You know what? I'm gonna do this again at age 39,' it's hard to say, anything is possible, but to me, that's kinda hard."
One last thing Mayweather addressed in the interview was his long-talked about super-fight with Pacquiao. Although he's said it multiple times in the past, Mayweather is singing the same tune: take the test, and the fight is a go.
"Leftovers," Mayweather said, referring to his new nickname for the Filipino boxing champ. "Because when he comes to my house, the only thing he can eat is leftovers. Shane was already a beaten fighter. Not saying that I wish nothing bad on Shane, because I want Shane to win.
For now, we'll have to settle for Mosley. "Sugar" Shane Mosley will take on Manny Pacquiao on May 7th at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas live via CBS/SHO Sports Pay-Per-View (PPV) starting at 9 p.m. EST.
